Heel-finishing machine.



No. 743,956. Y lPATENTED NOV. 10, 1903.. R. w. 'THQMSON. HEEL FINISHING MACHINE,

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R. W..THOMSON. 'HEEL FINISHING MACHINE.

APPLIO ATION FILED NOV. 3, 1902.

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ROBERT W. THOMSON, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO UNlTED-XPEDITE FINISHING COMPANY, OF BER- WICK, MAINE, A CORPORATION OF MAINE. I

HEEL-FINISHING MACHINE.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,956, dated November 10, 1903.

Application filed November 3, 1902. Serial No. 129,99 (No model.)

1'0 all whom iiimay concern;

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. THOMSON,

of Lynn, county of Essex, State ofMassaehusetts, have invented an Improvement in Heelof saidwheel and that it is only necessary to apply wax to the heated roll occasionally for a very short interval of time, as but very little wax is required.

This invention has for its object to improve the ,construction of the machine shown in said application to the end that the heated rpll, which transfers the wax to the work-rubbing wheel and by engaging said wheel shapes the rim thereof,'may run in engagement with said wheel constantly until positively thrown out independently of the wax-supplying means and that the wax-supplying means may be caused to apply wax to said heated roll whenever desired while the latter is in engagement with said work-rubbing wheel.

Figure 1 shows in plan viewa ing machine embodying this invention. Fig.

2 is an enlarged vertical section of the waxpot and wax-applying device. Fig. 3 isa side elevation of the head'of themachine enlarged, and Fig. 4 isa plan glow of thelwax-pot and wax-applying device.

(1; represents the work-rubbing wheel, which is heremshown as a 010m wheel or'cloth cov ered wheel of any usual or'suitable construction.- The wheel a is secured to' a shaft-a, having a belt-pulley a thereon, over which a belt a passes, which also passes around a belt-pulleya, secured to themain drivingshaft a 1 The work-rubbing wheel a has a convex yielding heel-engaging rim, especially adapting it to conform to the shape of the heels of boots and shoes. I

1) represents a roll heated in an'ysnitable manner, which serves as a shaping-roll for the heel-engaging rim of the wheel and also as a wax-transferring roll for conveying wax to the work-rubbing wheel, and said heated roll has a grooved peripheryadapting it to fit and by engaging to shape correctly the yielding heel-engagigg rim of. the work-rubbing wheel- The heated roll I) is mounted to revolve freely upon a bar I), which is supported at its ends in arms 6 b both of which are rigidly secured to a shaft h, havihg its hearings in the frame, said shaft-b being adapted to rock in its bearings in order that the roll I) may be moved into and out of engagement with the work-rubbing wheel. The bar '1), arms b b*, and rock=shaft b constitute a movable frame for supporting theroll b. For enabling the workman readily to move the heated roll toward and from position to engage the workrubbing wheel one of the arms, as E is suitably extended to provide a handle, by means of which; the roll-supporting frame may be actuated and the roll moved back and forth. A spring I) is attached at one end to the arm I) and .at the other end to a fixed point on the frame and pulls the movable roll-supporting frame in a direction toward the workrubbing wheel,,holding the heated roll in en'- gagement with said work-rubbing wheel when permitted to do so. The heated roll is revolved'by its frictional engagement with the worlqrubbing wheel.

. Whenever it is desiredto throw the heated roll I) enter engagement with the work-rub hing wheel, thesupporting frame 'will be swung backwardly by means'of the handle b carrying the heated roll away from the wheels It is very desirable to hold the heated roll. bit; a position remote from the work-rubbing -the heat oftthe roll will-uotiinjure the work;

. 9 vwheelwhen' the machine is not in use, so'thatirubbing wheel, and to accomplish. this result a locking device is provided which, as herein shown, consists of a lateh'c, pivotally con nected to the arm I) at c' and adapted to en;-

gage a fixed pin a on the frame. A spring 0 is connected atone end to the latch and at the other end to a fixed point on the frame, the tendency .of which is to draw the latch into engagement with the fixed pin 0 whenever permit-ted so to act-.. The latch c has'a finger-piece o, by depressing which the latch may be di engagedfrom the fixed pin.

The roll I) and the wax-pot (to be described) will be heated in a Suitable manner-as, for instance, by the gas-pipes d, which terminate adjacent to them. The roll b is shown as having a wide rim and a thin web connecting the rim to the hub, thus providing the roll with recessed orhollow ends to receive the gas-flame from the pipes at for heating't'ne roll.

It will be seen that the heated roll may be brought into engagement with the work-rubbing wheel .and there held in constant engagement while the work-rubbing wheel is being u ed,-aml wheneveritis desired said heated roll may be moved out of engagement with the work-rubbing wheel and mote position.

The wax-supplying means herein shown comprises a wax-pot e, (see Figs. 2 and 4,) supported on the shaft 1) or otherwise, and a wax-transferring device which consists of an locked in its rearmf, secured-to a rock-shaftf an'dbeariug at its extremity a blade f which is shaped to engage the periphery of the heatedroll b to apply thereto the wax. The arm f is made of suitable length to work up and down in the wax-pot. At one end of said rock-shaft f a crank-arm f is provided, bearing a pin f which is engaged by the bifurcated end of a leverf, pivoted at f and having a handle portion f By moving the handle up and down the wax-applying blade will be brought into. and out of engagement with the periphcry of the heated roll.

An antisplashing device for the wax is contained in the wax-pot, which consists of two parallel side Walls e e and an end wall e which form a rectangular compartment which is open at one end for the passage of the melted wax. The walls e, -e and e extend up to a point near'the top ofthe wax-pot, andat the top of the walls e and e an inturned flange or lip is provided which partially covers the top of the rectangular compartment..

The bladef which applies the wax to the heated roll, is located within and Works up and down in the rectangular .compartment formed by the walls 6' e e;

It will be seen that as the wax-applying lever is provided'with-a handle said lever may be manually operated whenever desired, and this is important for the reason that only occasionally does it become necessary to apply wax to the heated roll and then onlyfor a short interval of time.

I .do not desire to limit my invention to the embodiment thereof herein illustrated and.

described, to the particular details ofconstruction of the several parts of the mechanism, or to the means'herein shown for actuat-' ingthe operating parts, as it is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many other forms and that many changes may be made in the mechanisms which will come within the spirit and scope of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a work-rubbing Wheel, a heatedroll engaging it, awax-applying device and means for movi r'jg said wax-applying device toward and from position to apply wax to said roll, substantially as described. 2. In a machine of the character described,

the combination of a work-rubbing wheel, a

gage said wheel, means for heating'said roll,

heated .9 work-rubbing wheel, a roll arranged to ena locking device for securing the roll in an inoperative position out of engagement with the work-rubbing wheel, a wax-applying device, and means for-moving said wax-apply- 1 ing device into and out of engagement with the roll, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the character described,"

a work rubbin'g wheel, a heated roll engaging it, a movable frame bearing the heated roll,

said frame having provision whereby it may be actuated formoving the heated rolltoward and from position to engage the work-rubbing wheel, and a spring arranged for holding the heated roll in engagement with the work-rnbbing wheel, substantiallyas described.

5. In a machine of the character described,

' a work-rubbing wheel, a heated roll engaging it, a movable frame bearing said heated roll,

a spring attached to said frame for holding the heated roll in engagement with the workrubbing Wheel, and a locking device adapted to hold the heated roll out of engagement with said work-rubbing wheel, substantially as described. 6. In a machine of the character described,

a work-rubbing wheel, a heated roll engaging it, a frame bearing said'heated roll and having provision whereby it may be operated, and a spring connected to said frame for yieldingly holding said heated roll in engagement with the work-rubbing wheel, substantially as described.

7. In a machine of the character described, a work-rubbing wheel, a heated roll engaging it, a frame bearing said heated roll and hav- Y vice for holding said frame 'with' the heated 1 ing provision whereby it may be operated, a

heated roll engaging it, wax-supplying means comprising a wax-pot and a vvaictransferring v device consisting ofa pivoted arm having a wax-applying blade,- and means for moving said blade into engagement with said heated roll, substantially asdescribed.

9. In a machine of the character described, a work-rubbing wheel having a convex yielding rim, a heated roll having :3. correspondingly-s'hap'ed groove in its periphery, means; for moving said roll intoand out of engagement with said. wheel, wax snpplying means comprisinga wax-pot and a movable blade adapted to engage the grooved periphery of the roll and means for operating, said blade whenever desired, substantially as described.

10. In a machine of the-class described, a work-rubbing wheel, atheated roll for engaging it, means adapted to lie-rendered. opera-v Live at the will of the workmanfor moving said roll into operative relation with the workrubbing wheel, and other means 01. 1 holding said rollout of operative relation-withsaid wheeL,

-' 11. Ina machine of the class described, a

work-rubbing wheel, a'wax-conveyer, and, a 30 Wax-.snpplying means comprising a wax-pot, and a wax-transferrer adapted to be operated at the will of the workman for taking wax from the wax-pot and delivering it to the conveyer.

12; In amachine of the class described, the combination of a work-rubbing wheel, enroll for engaging the periphery of said wheel, means for heating said roll, a device for ap--' plying wax to the roll, said device normally 4o occupying an inqperativeposition, and means under control of the workman for actuating said device. T

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 45 two subscribing witnesses. a Y ROBERT W, THOMSON.

Witnesses: i i' p Y 4 SABINA W. MCDERMOTT,

Jenn M. BARRY. I v 

